Bash and dash pedestrians spark change of tack
Bash and dash pedestrians spark change of tack
Trigger-happy Dunedin pedestrians that even radar-controlled crossings cannot keep track of now face a lower-tech adversary - council warning signs.
Chris Morris
Council not saying how many applied for CEO role
Council not saying how many applied for CEO role
The Dunedin City Council will not say how many applications it has received for the organisation's top job.
Mayor encouraged by hotel meeting
Mayor encouraged by hotel meeting
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says he is ''delighted'' by the continued interest of developers pushing to build a $100 million waterfront hotel in Dunedin.
'Broad interest' in DCC CEO role
'Broad interest' in DCC CEO role
International candidates are again in the running for the top job at the Dunedin City Council.
Cull to meet waterfront hotel backers
Cull to meet waterfront hotel backers
Options to progress a $100 million waterfront hotel in Dunedin will be on the agenda when Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull meets the project's backers in Auckland today, it has been confirmed.
Sole city ward now a prospect
Sole city ward now a prospect
The Dunedin City Council will consider switching to a single city-wide ward and giving community boards more powers after some voters complained of being disenfranchised, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.
Au revoir from Olivier Lequeux
Au revoir from Olivier Lequeux
Dunedin mayoral aspirant Olivier Lequeux is bidding ''au revoir'' to his political ambitions after three failed bids, but not without firing a parting shot.
Council staff to discuss dispute with Hall
Council staff to discuss dispute with Hall
Dunedin City Council staff are to hold high level talks with one of the city's new councillors, Doug Hall, who remains locked in a long-running legal dispute with the organisation.
DCC names new financial manager
DCC names new financial manager
The Dunedin City Council has confirmed a key appointment with the announcement of a new group financial manager to help ensure its house is in order.
Dunedin City Council consulting public on oil and gas exploration
Dunedin City Council consulting public on oil and gas exploration
The Dunedin City Council could tap into a well of environmental fears and economic optimism when it asks the public about the oil and gas industry.
Dave Cull returned as Dunedin mayor
Dave Cull returned as Dunedin mayor
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has romped home to secure a second term and will head a Dunedin City Council featuring six new faces and one returning veteran.
Chch firm tipped to get work
Chch firm tipped to get work
The Dunedin City Council appears poised to outsource part of its water maintenance work, and 30 of its staff, to Christchurch City Council-owned company City Care.
Local govt to be 'squeezed in both directions'
Local govt to be 'squeezed in both directions'
New powers to be handed to New Zealand's mayors are not what they seem, but could be part of a broader ''squeeze'' on local government by the National-led Government, a Dunedin academic says.
Delta equipment being auctioned
Delta equipment being auctioned
Infrastructure company Delta is planning another mass auction of vehicles and equipment as it moves to wind up its civil construction arm.
Orders leaving with 'mixed emotions'
Orders leaving with 'mixed emotions'
Dunedin City Council chief executive Paul Orders says he will be leaving the city with ''mixed emotions'' after his return to Wales was confirmed.
New figures raise stadium costs
New figures raise stadium costs
New financial figures have pumped up the price of Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium to as high as $266 million.
Attack on transport strategy
Attack on transport strategy
The Otago Chamber of Commerce has launched an attack on Dunedin's draft transport strategy, saying it pushed a ''questionable agenda'' of sustainability while ignoring major transport issues.
Council signals traffic changes
Council signals traffic changes
Dunedin's transport future could include the reintroduction of Barnes dance pedestrian crossings and a vehicle-free Octagon and George St.
South enlists former MPs
South enlists former MPs
Southern councils have reached across the political divide by recruiting former Dunedin MPs Pete Hodgson and Katherine Rich to the fight to save 85 jobs at Invermay.
Radical highway plan for city
Radical highway plan for city
A radical plan to build a new state highway close to Dunedin's waterfront - freeing other parts of the city from heavy traffic - could be set for another hearing.